Re: [Gumstix-users] Preliminary questions about GUMSTIX and linux

[Lisandro D. N. P. M. <per...@gm...>]

El Jueves 20 Marzo 2008, Norm Carlberg escribió:
> Similar BEGINNER questions.
> I also have years of experience writing microcontroller and Delphi PC
> programs but have no idea of what LINUX offers for GUMSTIX.
>
> As its an operating system would the advantage of Linux be that one can
> download and install a program rather than writing it? 

I didn't understood this one :-(

> > Is their a list of 
> basic LINUX program examples?

Allmost al source codes are available, so you can take them as examples.

> Can Linux programs be modified? 

Almost all. Take a look at [0]

> Are they written in C? 

C, C++, Python, Perl, ...

My advice would be learn Linux first, and that may (I repeat, may) mean use it 
as you main OS for everyday work for sometime. Note: it causes adiction, you 
will not want to leave it :-)

Regards, Lisandro.

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software



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